Laborers

LABORERS

Construction Craft Laborers are the most diverse and versatile trade professionals in the construction industry. Construction Craft Laborers are able to perform a number of skills and take part in every type of project. All other trade professionals depend on laborers for their multifaceted array of skills.

By learning these all-around skills as an apprentice and applying them on the job, the Construction Craft Laborer becomes part of a fraternity of indispensable professionals who make even the most difficult and complex project possible.

The term laborer belies the complex and critical functions they perform and their skill with high-tech equipment. For instance, they operate pipe-laying machinery and use computers and other hightech input devices such as lasers and transits.

Construction Craft Laborers are also experts at demolition and excavation. Using special equipment such as tunnel boring machines, craft laborers clear the way for tunnels, highways, and new structures.

Their work is separated into three categories:

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

HEAVY HIGHWAY & UTILITY CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Among the critical work functions performed by construction craft laborers are:

• Build structures and infrastructures such as buildings, houses, bridges, dams, tunnels, utilities, and roads

• Demolish and/or disassemble and remove structures and buildings

• Prepare and layout sites for construction activities

• Abate all types of environmental hazards

• Move, store, and supply construction and building materials for all types of construction activities

• Recognize and mitigate safety hazards including hazardous materials, environmental hazards, and accident conditions at any type of construction site

• Maintain and supply hand tools, power tools, and equipment for all types of tasks

These are just some of the skills and duties of the Construction Craft Laborer. Some laborers choose to specialize in a particular skill, mainly critical functions such as demolition or environmental remediation. Others remain generalists, building all-around skills that allow them to work on a wide range of projects.

CONTACT

ANGEL HERNANDEZ

Training Director

Laborers’ Training School - Center City

1333 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Laborers’ Training School

500 E. Lincoln Highway, Exton, PA 19341

(610) 524-0404 ext. 1243

ahernandez@myldctraining.com